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"That certainly felt great," Rodriguez said. "A home run
feels great, a grand slam feels pretty awesome."
It was Rodriguez's 25th career grand slam though more
importantly for the Yankees, it was his second hit in his last
28 at-bats.
"Huge hit, absolutely huge," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
"It's a big reason why we won."
Rodriguez's home run also gave him 25 for the season and earned
a curtain call from fans at Yankee Stadium after they had been
trailling 4-1.
Rodriguez's home run meant the Yankees won for the fifth time in
six games after briefly falling out of first place in the
American League East division.
"He got a good pitch to hit," New York left-hander CC Sabathia
said after allowing four runs and five hits in 6-2/3 innings.
"He's got the most grand slams in baseball history. It's fun to
watch."
Rodriguez's hit was one of 11 by the Yankees, who added three
runs in the eighth on a two-run double by third baseman Chase
Headley and an RBI single by center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.
(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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